Objective
This
online seminar will analyse legal professional privilege and
attorney-client privilege in criminal proceedings across the EU.
Communication between lawyers and their clients is vital but it is under
permanent pressure. In the EU, there is no common definition of what
constitutes an immunity or privilege, so the precise meaning is left to
national law.
Differences in legal privilege are especially
evident in cross-border cases, where different EU instruments of mutual
recognition require automatic execution of requests, with no option not
to recognise or execute the request on the grounds of breach of immunity
or privilege.
This seminar will look at the landscape for
legal professional privilege in criminal proceedings in the EU, outline
gaps in protection, present the perspective of the prosecution, and
discuss the need for minimum standards in the EU.
Key topics
- The European legal framework
- The case law of the ECtHR
- The role of the prosecution
- The situation in practice in selected
EU Member States, especially regarding attorney-client
communication
- Procedural protection for
lawyers
- Internal investigations of
companies
- Ideas for joint principles
- The need for minimum standards in the
EU?
Who should
attend?
Defence lawyers, in-house counsel, prosecutors,
academics, ministry officials.
Interactive Online Seminar
The seminar will be hosted on
ERA’s own online platform. You will be able to interact immediately and
directly with our top-level speakers and other participants. We will
make the most of the technical tools available to deliver an intensive,
interactive experience. As the platform is hosted on our own server, the
highest security settings will be applied to ensure that you can
participate safely in this high-quality online
seminar.